Formy złożone:
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| break free vi + adj | (escape) | uwalniać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | uwolnić się zwr. dk. |
| | Stan works in an office, but dreams of breaking free and joining a rock band. |
| break free from [sb] vi + adj | (escape) | uwalniać się od kogoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | uwolnić się od kogoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| break free from [sth] v expr | (escape) | uwalniać się od czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | uwolnić się od czegoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | The two convicts were finally able to break free from the chain gang. |
duty free,
duty-free adj | (law: exempt from customs tax) | bezcłowy przym. |
| Uwaga: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | Airports are a great place to do some duty-free shopping. |
| duty-free goods npl | (merchandise free of customs tax) | towary bezcłowe m, l.mn. + przym. |
| | Duty-free goods can be purchased only by those who are over 18 years of age. |
| duty-free shop n | UK (airport: untaxed goods store) | sklep bezcłowy m + przym. |
| | You must show your boarding pass at the checkout counter of the duty-free shop. |
fat-free,
fat free adj | (food: containing no fats) | nietłusty, chudy przym. |
| Uwaga: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | I bought some fat-free yogurt, but it doesn't taste as good as the real thing! It is a mistake to think that because a food is fat-free, it's also free of calories. |
| feel free interj | informal (please do, go ahead) | nie krępować się part. + zwr. ndk. |
| | Please feel free to call if you need any help. If you ever want to borrow a book, feel free. |
| | Nie krępuj się dzwonić, jeśli będziesz potrzebować pomocy. Jeśli chcesz pożyczyć książkę, nie krępuj się. |
| for free adv | informal (free of charge, without paying) | za darmo przyim. + przys. |
| | Joe somehow managed to get hold of some concert tickets for free. |
foul line,
free throw line n | (basketball) | linia rzutów wolnych wyr. |
| | The crowd fell silent as the player stepped up to the foul line. |
| free admission n | (no cost to enter) | bezpłatny wstęp przym. + m |
| | Tickets cost $20, except on Tuesdays when the museum offers free admission. |
| free agent n | ([sb] independent) | wolny strzelec przym. + m |
| free agent n | (sports: non-contract player) | wolny agent przym. + m |
| | His contract with the Yankees has expired so now he's a free agent. |
| free as a bird adj | informal (really free) | wolny jak ptaszek wyr. |
| | When this school year is over, I'll be free as a bird. |
| free association n | (spontaneous response to words) | kojarzenia wolne n, l.mn. + przym. |
| | Let's do free association: I'll say a word and you say the first word that comes to mind. |
| free association n | (right to associate with anyone) | wolne stowarzyszenie przym. + n |
| | We have the right to free association in this country. |
| free choice n | (unrestricted options) | wolny wybór przym. + m |
| | You can only control your own life by exercising your own free choice. |
| free choice n | ([sth] chosen freely) | wolny wybór przym. + m |
| free citizen n | (has unrestricted freedoms) | wolny obywatel przym. + m |
| free clinic n | (offers free medical care) | bezpłatna klinika przym. + ż |
| | This free clinic has been providing health care to the uninsured since the '60s. |
| free competition n | (business: no trading restrictions) | wolny handel przym. + m |
| | Free competition cannot exist where the government is controlling the market. |
| free enterprise n | (liberal economics) | wolny rynek przym. + m |
| | The G8 is a group of nations who share a belief in free enterprise as the best route to growth. |
| free fall n | (fall: subject to gravity) | swobodny spadek przym. + m |
| | | swobodne spadanie przym. + n |
| | The plane went into free fall when both engines stalled. |
| free fall n | figurative (sharp decline) | gwałtowny spadek przym. + m |
| | The global economy went into free fall in the fall of 2008. |
free flowing,
free-flowing adj | (fluid, moving easily) | swobodnie płynący przys. + przym. |
| Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | A little work with this plunger and we'll have this drain free flowing again. |
| | The Yellowstone River is free flowing: it has no dams anywhere on its course. |
free flowing,
free-flowing adj | figurative (without constraints) | prosty, nieskomplikowany przym. |
| | Their free-flowing discussion touched on everything from their jobs to their relationships. |
free form,
freeform n | (improvised style) | improwizacja ż |
| | Free form is a type of jazz introduced in the 1950s. |
| free from adj | (not containing) | nie zawierający part. + przym. |
| | The river was free from pollution before the factory was built nearby. |
| free gift n | ([sth] offered free with a purchase) | darmowy prezent przym. + m |
| free hand n | (unrestricted freedom) | carte blanche |
| free house n | UK (independently-owned pub) | pub niezależny od browaru wyr. |
| free kick n | (sport: kick awarded after a foul) | rzut wolny m + przym. |
| | (potoczny) | wolny m |
| free love n | dated (extra-marital or promiscuous sex) | wolna miłość przym. + ż |
| free man n | ([sb] who is not in prison) | wolny człowiek przym. + m |
| | He'll be on probation for the rest of his life, so he isn't really a free man. After ten years of a bad marriage, I am once again a free man. |
| free of adj | (not containing) | nie zawierający part. + przym. |
| | I try to use personal care products that are free of artificial scents. |
| free of charge adj | (having no cost) | bezpłatny, darmowy przym. |
| | The film was rubbish but it's okay because the seats were free of charge. |
| free of charge adv | (at no cost) | gratis, bezpłatnie przys. |
| | Breakfast is provided free of charge. |
| free of cost adj | (not requiring payment) | bezpłatny przym. |
| | Anti-pollution measures are never free of cost. |
| free pass n | (access to [sth] at no cost) | wolny wstęp przym. + m |
| | The package includes free passes to all the park attractions. |
| free port n | (port open to commercial vessels) | port wolnocłowy m + przym. |
free range,
free-range adj | (farm animal: roaming freely) | ekologiczny przym. |
| | Free-range chickens are not kept in small cages. |
free range,
free-range adj | (produce: from free-range animals) | ekologiczny przym. |
| | Eggs generally cost more if they're free range. |
| free ride n | slang (get without working for it) (slang) | darmówka ż |
| Uwaga: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | There are no free rides here: if you don't work, you don't eat. |
| free rider n | slang (person: freeloader) | tłumaczenie niedostępne |
| free speech n | (speech unrestrained by censorship) | wolność słowa ż + n |
| | Seventy percent of Americans agreed that people should have the right to free speech. |
| free spirit n | (non-conformist) | wolny duch przym. + m |
| | She's a free spirit: she wears what she likes, does what she likes, and doesn't care what anybody thinks. |
| free state n | US, historical (US state prohibiting slavery) | wolny stan przym. + m |
| | Not all of the Union states were free states; four were slave states. |
| free throw n | (basketball throw) | rzut wolny m + przym. |
| free ticket n | (entitlement to [sth] at no cost) | darmowy bilet przym. + m |
| | I've got some free tickets to the theatre – would you like to come? |
| free time n | (leisure hours) | czas wolny m + przym. |
| | | wolny czas przym. + m |
| | She often reads in her free time. |
| free trade n | (unrestricted commerce) | wolny handel przym. + m |
| | The USA has a free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. |
free trade area,
free trade zone n | (country: unrestricted commerce) | obszar wolnego handlu wyr. |
| | The purpose of NAFTA is to make North America a free trade area. |
| free up vtr | informal (release, make available) | uwalniać ndk. |
| | | uwolnić dk. |
| | Hertz said all their cars were reserved, but they might be able to free up a sedan in the afternoon. |
| free verse n | (poetry format) | wiersz wolny m + przym. |
| | Walt Whitman wrote free verse in the 19th century. |
| free will n | (choice, freedom to choose) | wolna wola przym. + ż |
| | Are all things preordained by God or does the individual have free will? |
| free world n | (democratic nations) | wolny świat przym. + m |
| | The Cold war divided the world into two halves: the free world and the communist world. |
| free yourself vi | (unburden yourself of [sth]) | uwalniać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | uwolnić się dk. + zaim. |
| | No one else can cure your addiction; you must free yourself. |
| free yourself from vtr | (reject, throw off) | odrzucać ndk. |
| | | odrzucić dk. |
| free yourself from a promise vi | (avoid having to do [sth] you promised) | uwalniać się od obietnicy |
| | | uwolnić się od obietnicy |
| free yourself from an obligation v expr | (avoid having to fulfil a duty) | uwalniać się od zobowiązań |
| | | uwolnić się od zobowiązań |
free-form,
freeform n as adj | (improvised or unplanned) | improwizowany przym. |
freediving,
free diving,
free-diving n | (sport: skin diving) | freediving n |
| | The resort offers a number of activities for guests, including scuba diving and freediving. |
freelance,
free-lance adj | (working for self) | wolny strzelec przym. + m |
| | Mike worked as a freelance journalist. |
freelance,
free-lance adj | (work: independent) | niezależny przym. |
| | | na własny rachunek wyr. |
| | The teacher did some freelance tutoring in the evenings to make extra money. |
freelance,
free lance n | historical (medieval mercenary soldier) (historyczny) | wolny strzelec przym. + m |
| | The king hired free lances to bolster his troops in the Crusades. |
freelance,
free-lance,
free lance n | informal (independent in political causes) | niezależny, niezrzeszony przym. |
freelance writer,
free-lance writer n | (writer: self-employed) | wolny strzelec przym. + m |
| | Roger hired a freelance writer to write some articles for him. |
freestanding,
free-standing adj | (not supported) | niezależny, samodzielny przym. |
| | We don't live in a duplex or apartment; our home is freestanding. |
freestanding,
free-standing adj | figurative (independent) | niezależny przym. |
| | The novel isn't part of a series; it's a freestanding story. |
freethinker,
free-thinker,
free thinker n | ([sb] who bases opinion on reason, atheist) | wolnomyśliciel m |
gluten free,
gluten-free adj | (not containing cereal protein) | bezglutenowy przym. |
| Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Many people follow a gluten-free diet because they are allergic to wheat. |
| home free adj | informal (sure of safety, success) | bez przeszkód przyim. + ż, l.mn. |
| it's a free country expr | informal (can do what we want) | to wolny kraj |
| | I can eat with my fingers if I want to; it's a free country! |
nonalcoholic,
also UK: non-alcoholic,
alcohol-free adj | (not containing alcohol) | bezalkoholowy przym. |
| | The recovering alcoholic asked for a non-alcoholic beer at the wedding. |
| of your own free will expr | (out of choice) | dobrowolnie przys. |
| | | z własnej woli wyr. |
| | Do you marry this man of your own free will? I retired of my own free will; I was not fired. |
| own free will n | (personal choice) | własna wola przyim. + ż |
| | It was my own free will to start this project so I can't blame anyone else when things get tough. |
| set free vtr | (liberate from captivity) | uwalniać ndk. |
| | | uwolnić dk. |
| | The cage door was opened and the bird set free. |
| set free v expr | (emancipate) | uwalniać ndk. |
| | | uwolnić dk. |
squirm out of [sth],
squirm free of [sth] v expr | (get free by wriggling) | oswobadzać się z czegoś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | oswobodzić się z czegoś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | The little girl squirmed out of her mother's embrace and ran off to play with her friends. |
| There is no such thing as a free lunch expr | (Everything has a cost) | nie ma nic za darmo zwrot |
| | I had to pay taxes on the free gift. Well, there's no such thing as a free lunch. |
toll free,
toll-free adj | US (phone number: free of charge) | bezpłatny przym. |
| | The TV commercial gave a toll-free number we can call to buy the product. |
toll free,
toll-free adj | (road: for which toll is not charged) | bezpłatny przym. |
unleaded,
lead-free,
lead free adj | (vehicle fuel: lead-free) | bezołowiowy przym. |
unleaded,
lead-free,
lead free n | informal (lead-free vehicle fuel) | bezołowiowy przym. |
| | Fill it with unleaded, please. |
| | Bezołowiową do pełna, poproszę. |